How many desert animals start with S?

31 of the 223 desert animals in Icillion start with S, for example Scorpion, Snake and Sidewinder.

What is the longest name among desert animals that start with S?

The longest is “Southern Grasshopper Mouse” and the shortest is “Skink”.

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31 desert animals start with S, from “Sahara Sand Viper” to “Swainson's Hawk”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

S is the most common first letter in this list: 31 of the 223 desert animals (14%).
Shortest: “Skink”. Longest: “Southern Grasshopper Mouse”.
22 names have more than one word.
2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many desert animals start with S?: 31 of the 223 desert animals in Icillion start with S, for example Scorpion, Snake and Sidewinder.
What is the longest name among desert animals that start with S?: The longest is “Southern Grasshopper Mouse” and the shortest is “Skink”.

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